Hey hey!  We’ve been selected to give away some great prizes to our awesome community!

The PRIZES

We will be giving away one of each of the following:

Transformers Universe GI Series Optimus Prime 25th Anniversary Pack with DVD

The original Optimus Prime is back! Includes a DVD and a graphic novel. Speaks phrases straight from the initial television show. It’s the Optimus you know and love! The original, die-cast Optimus Prime is back! Based on the earliest toy from 1984, this amazing recreation updates his coloring to look just like he did in the initial cartoon series. Able to transform from truck to robot and back again, this new old Autobot leader truly is more than meets the eye. His firing missiles are here, as are his trailer, traditional gun, and little buddy Roller. What’s more, the original More than Meets the Eye animated miniseries is included on DVD, along with the 1st few issues of the classic Marvel comic book! Bringing the hero to life even more is an electronic voice box that speaks phrases straight from the initial television show. Unbelievable! Requires 3x ‘AA’ batteries, included. Stands about 6-inches tall in robot mode.

THE TRANSFORMERS: SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE

The adventures of OPTIMUS PRIME and his valiant AUTOBOTS continue as they protect their new home planet, Earth, and its people against power-hungry MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS. With the help of their human friends Spike, Sparkplug, Chip and Carlee, the AUTOBOTS search for the fuel necessary to send them home and reenergize their planet of CYBERTRON. But if the DECEPTICONS seize their energy source first, the entire universe may suffer the consequences under the reign of the malevolent MEGATRON!

Now you can relive the excitement of Season Two when Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc., unleashes THE TRANSFORMERS: Season Two Volume One 25th Anniversary Edition DVD box set on September 15th. A must-have for any Transformers fan, this 4-DVD set contains the first 28 episodes from the second season of The Transformers in the order they were intended, including fan-favorites such as Dinobot Island, Enter The Nightbird, The Master Builders and The God Gambit. THE TRANSFORMERS: Season Two Volume One 25th Anniversary Edition DVD box set is priced at $ 29.99 SRP.

How to enter!

We are excited to offer TWO WINNERS a copy of either the The Transformers Season Two Volume One 25th Anniversary DVD, or Transformers Universe GI Series Optimus Prime 25th Anniversary Pack with DVD. Entry in our Transformers DVD giveaway is free and simple. Entry is open to anyone in the US (I am paying shipping, if you live outside one of those areas and it’s cheap to ship, feel free to enter, I’ll do my best, but no guarantees). Two random winners will be drawn using random.org on October 1st. Please include your email (or other contact point) in your entry so we can contact you if you win!

There are two ways to enter.

1. Post a link to this giveaway on the web (site, blog, facebook, etc.) and add a comment here with the link included.  (all posts will be validated)
2. Submit an article for publication on this site.  Love Transformers, have some good news or analysis, here is your chance to be heard!

The fine print:

The winners will be chosen at random by me.  The winners I pick are final.  If you win and live to far away to ship cheaply, I’ll pick another winner or give you the opportunity to pay for shipping.  Have fun, spread the word and Roll out!  You don’t get to pick which one you win.  You can enter up to five times.

Watching these again from the beginning made me remember why I loved these cartoons in the first place.  The classic battle of good vs. evil, Optimus Prime (and his stupid trailer) and just the general cheesiness of it all.

The set has the entire G1  original series and some great extras.  The Origins of the Transformers, a printable script (very cool!), a PSA from tv at that time, some old Hasbro commercials, etc.  I haven’t even made it through all of it yet but I can’t wait to dig deeper.

Quality:

Wow.  About a year ago I watched the original series again on sites like youtube, etc.  The quality was ridiculously bad.  Watching it again in this release made such a difference!  It has a stereo soundtrack which makes a big difference, especially for the Tranformers sound!  It looks pretty dang good considering it’s 25 year old animation.  As good as you remember and very easy to watch quality wise.

Packaging:

The packaging looks great and when I unwrapped it I couldn’t have been happier!  The Autobot logo (as big as a DVD) was a great surprise.  The raised images of Optimus Prime and Megatron look great and everything else looks legitimately good.  There is nothing cheap about this set.

Wrap it up:

With feature films coming out like G.I. Joe and a second Transformers movie, taking this walk down memory lane was a great diversion and an excellent way to get amped for the next batch of movies that take me back to my childhood!  I recommend this set for our community here over the previous versions that were released (crap).  I know our members here LOVE G1 and everything it was about, this DVD will not leave you wanting!

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Michael Bell, the G1 voice actor for Prowl and Swoop is asking for fans’ help!

“To all my Transformer buds,

I recently directed a demo for a series of motion graphic “Transformers” comics which could be downloaded via iPhone, iTouch, and other outlets. Many talented professional actors provided the voices for the characters in the demo including myself. The plan was to present it to IDW Comics who had shown more then a passing interest in this budding new concept. With a go ahead on producing the series, I would be employing the talents of as many of the original voices from the early series as possible. I had already cleared this with my fellow “Transformers” actors, and everyone was waiting in the wings for the response from the powers at IDW comics.

After months of mulling over it, they ultimately passed on the idea, and surprise surprise, decided to produce their own graphic motion novel without the voices or even the superbly heightened animation. So, essentially what you now have the ability to download is a plain old comic book.

Nothing new there.

Soooooo, I am taking my request to the troops. To all the die hard fans who I have met over the years at Botcon conventions, or who have written to me asking about my experiences working on one of the most inventive animated series in TV history- I need your help! I am requesting that you do something for me and my fellow actors, so we can in-turn do something really cool for you.

Please contact IDW and let them know that their concept of a series of comic books based on “Transformers” WITHOUT the talents of voice actors, especially many of the original voices, just doesn’t cut it.

Please ask them to contract Creative Producers Chris Folino and William Katt, and make a deal for them to produce their concept of a downloadable graphic motion comic series of “Transformers” with professional actors, progressive animation, and lotsa sound effects.

On behalf of all those actors, animators, and studio techs that will get an opportunity to carry on a great tradition,

I thank you,
Michael “Prowl/Swoop” Bell”

(Here’s a link to what the motion comics would look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH83gbGcCnE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallspark%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded)

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Doesn’t give anything about the story away…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsh5nDXrwYA&feature=player_embedded

We get a few shots of StarScream, but I dig the close-up on ravage, he looks bad-ass!… also a glance of a constructicon I think is named “Longhaul”.

Enhanced –

Transformer fans look out for your new copy of the Official Transformers Comic which is hitting the shops on the 6th December.

This special movie edition has some exclusive new
interviews with the cast from the film. And if a stunning taste of Ironhide wasn’t enough, attached is another large scale wedge of Jazz to get you stoked up for issue 6, out in the UK 6th December!
It’s the climax of our first foray into Prequel stories, as Simon Furman and Marcelo Matere bring the galaxy-spanning quest for the Allspark to an explosive close!

Do not miss this exciting issue of Transformers the Official Comic.
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OUT 6TH DECEMBER
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www.titanmagazines.co.uk/transformers